Cells

Every living organism is made up of one or more cells

• True
• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

A cell is...

• the basic unit of structure and function in living organism
• an organism
• a basic part of everything that we see
• found only in animals, not plants

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which of the following are NOT found in animal cells

• chloroplasts and cytoplasm
• chloroplasts and cell wall
• cell wall and cell membrane
• mitochondria and nucleus

The nucleus is like the ____________ of the cell.

• foot
• hand
• stomach
• brain

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which of the following converts food into energy for the cell?

• vacuole

• mitochondria

• cytoplasm

• cell membrane

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Which organelle takes in "sun showers" and helps plants with the process or photosynthesis?

• Vacuole

• Mitochondria

• Cytoplasm

• Chloroplast

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

If you were some bad guy trying to sneak into an animal cell, who would be there to stop you?

• nucleus
• mitochondria
• cell membrane
• cell wall

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which of the following, found ONLY in plant cells, provides structure?

• cell wall
• chloroplast
• mitochondria
• vacuole

There are some similarities between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Which of the following structures is found in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

• lysosome
• mitochondrion
• nucleus
• ribosome

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which type(s) of cells have genetic material that is contained in a nucleus?

• bacteria
• only animal cells
• protists
• both plant and animal cells